These Are the Things People Loved About NYC in 1976

Published in the June 13, 1976, edition of the New York Times, it's a trip into the past, back when eventual Mayor Ed Koch was still a Congressman. Back when the best MCs—Biggie, Jay-Z and Nas—were all children.

Some choice highlights:

26. The worst public image in the nation 29. How everyone else hates New York 30. Hating New York

Number one is appropriate, because 38 years later, nothing has changed:

1. Being nostalgic about things in New York that were never that great